Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-18
RAILROAD COMPANY INDICTED.
The B. e p. Company Charged by the
Grand Jury with Maintaining q
Nuisance

| To-day the grand Jury found an indictment
against the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad com
pany, charging them with maintaining a nui
sance. It is based on the testimony OF SusaI
| Fitzgerald, d. p. McKeever, Mary j. Evans, X. n
Goundir, James O. vermillion, Elias C. Caldwell
the Incorporation OF the company and thu
laying of the main track on Maryland ave
| nue. to the Long bridge, and charges that
1t has laid twenty railroad tracks and sdings, al
connected with the main track by switches II
charges further, that since october LIST that por
ton Of Maryland avenue west OF 9th street ha:
been used by the company for the general pur
poses Of freight yard, permitting and allowing
200 freight cars to remain thereon twenty -fOul
hours at time, and when changed. put Others In
their place; that they have also permitted freight
cars to be loaded while standing on the sidings
have shipped them from point to point, to the In
jury OF the complainantS' property, and such oc.
cupation of the said avenue Is an obstruction tC
travel rendering It dangerous ana a the people leo o.
horses and carriages along thus tnoroughfare.
The Treasury Portfolio.
Is SPEAKER CARLISLE 10 BE THE NEXT SECRETARY
The report that Mr. Carlisle is to be rendered the
Treasury portfolio is renewed to-day. 1t is now
stated with much more confidence that he Will be
offered the place.
THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act to pay
B. s. James for transporting the q. s. mails; the
act for the construction OF a military telegraph
line from Sanford Fla, to Point Jupiter, Fla; the
act authorizing the Secretary OF War to settle the
account for arms, ammunition, ETC., between the
Territory Of wyoming and the United States for
the establishment Of military post near Denver,
Fort Bliss reservation TO the Rio Grande FL Psso
r. R. Co.; the act for the relief OF Robert Strachn
OF Washington, d. c.
TIE PRESIDENTS REcErnoN.--Nearly I'VE hun
dred people shook hands with the President this
afternoon, half OF whom belonged to an excursion
her respects to the President remarked afterward:
'He shakes hands as II he was q friend. am very
much impressed with him, and think his photo
graphs do not begin TO 90 him justice"
MRS. CLRvELAND's last public reception of the
season will be held tomorrow afternoon from till
O'Clock.
TIE BODY NOT IDENT1FIED.-The body Of the un-
known man, which was found on the flats last
Saturday, was buried in POCter's field yesterday.
The remains were not identified. The articles
taken from the clothing are held by the coroner.
THE INJURED MIN INrRoynsG.-& p. Cupitt, the
suicide at the Mount Vernon house some weeks
ago, Is still In the hospital but is out OF danger
Ell Hart, the br1cklayer who was shot by his
son-in-law, James B. Clark, Is also improving.
INTERVENING IN A DOMESTIC QuARRzI.-Jefer-
Claimed is Of unsound mind. was arraingned in the
Police Court this morning charged with assaulting
Charles w. Bell, also colored, from whom he
west. 1t appeared In testimony that last night
Streets began beating his wife with q club when
Ben interfered and Streets pounded him over the
peared that the defendant was OF unsound mind,
he be committed to jail for an examination as to
his mental condition. The court continued the
case until the 23d.
RANGE OF THE THERxoMErER.-The following
were the readings at the signal once to-day: q
num- nj; TO: minimum, a.